Austin, TX – October 10, 2006 – Verde Energy, an online marketplace designed to provide homeowners and businesses with competitive bids on renewable energy projects, served its one-thousandth solar power customer since announcing its launch on August 1, 2006.  Verde Energy is the only source in the country for free project consultations from knowledgeable professionals and competitive project quotes from prescreened renewable energy contractors.

For the past two months, customers across the nation looking to install solar power systems have logged onto www.verdeenergy.com and received multiple competitive bids on their renewable energy project from specialized Verde Pros located in their area.

"The response to our service from residential and commercial customers, homebuilders, general contractors and developers has been extremely positive,” said Rob Powell, chief executive for Verde Energy. “Everyday, we see tremendous opportunity as the demand for renewable energy solutions increases due to rising electricity prices and widespread availability of renewable energy rebates.  Our approach is to consult with customers to assess the feasibility and special characteristics of their site, and provide competitive bids for their project from local companies, saving them time and money.”

The primary feedback from Verde Energy customers has been that they value having a choice among trusted contractors from a single source.  Customers provide their project information using an intuitive, online survey.  Service requests are qualified by knowledgeable service professionals and sent to Verde Pros in the area who then contact the customer directly to provide bids on the project.  Verde Energy provides these services to customers free of charge.

According to private equity firm CLSA, the worldwide solar industry grew by a record 44 percent last year.

About Verde Energy
VerdeEnergy.com serves as a resource to homeowners and businesses pursuing renewable energy projects by matching service requests with prescreened contractors who provide competitive project quotes and expert consultation, installation and service. Additionally, we help renewable energy contractors obtain the most qualified leads possible by systematically attracting and conditioning prospects.